I always say that it was my baking that wooed Eric hook, line, and sinker.
You might be surprised but, it wasn’t my sarcastic teasing, astounding ability to trip over invisible objects, or occasional snorting when I laugh that wooed him.
Nope.
It was the baking.
[Although, might I add the above mentioned ‘qualities’ grew on him like a bad weed. He now lives to see me trip and snort when I laugh. He is cruel like that.]
Back in high school and university, I used to bake Eric a huge batch of muffins almost every week and he would snack on them around the clock, fueling himself through classes and late night binges of World of Warcraft.
I know. *swoon.
The only difference between now and then is that back then I used muffin mixes from a bag and now I make them from scratch, but in all seriousness, those muffin mixes do make a mean muffin!
However, I learned that making muffins from scratch is much, much cheaper. And quite easy too. :)
The week before Eric proposed to me, I made him a particularly delicious batch of muffins. They had strawberries and banana and a pinch of magic.
From then on, they were called the love muffins.
Upon first bite, they cast a love spell over the person eating them. Use at your own risk….
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15 min
25 min
40 min
9 large or 12 small muffins
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole grain spelt flour
- 3/4 cup unbleached white flour
- 1/4 tsp. Himalayan sea salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup Sucanat (or brown sugar)
- 1/2 cup toasted pecans
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. aluminum-free baking powder
- 1.5 tbsp. ground chia seed (or flax) + 1/4 cup water
- 1.25 cup almond milk
- 2 heaping tbsp. coconut butter
- 3 tbsp. nut butter
- 2 tbsp. pure maple syrup
- 1 large banana mashed, left a bit chunky
- 3/4 cup strawberries, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Grease a muffin tin and set aside.
- In a small bowl mix the ground chia and water and set aside.
- In a large bowl mix all dry ingredients (flours, salt, cinnamon, Sucanat, pecans, baking soda + powder). Set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl, mix all wet ingredients (chia + water mixture, milk, warmed coconut butter, nut butter, mashed banana, maple syrup). Mix well.
- Add wet to dry and stir.
- Fold in chopped strawberries, reserving 1/4 of them to sprinkle on top of muffins.
- Scoop mixture into muffin tin and sprinkle on remaining strawberries.
- I made 9 large muffins and I baked them for 25 minutes at 375F. Alternatively you can make 12 smaller muffins too. Baking time might need to be adjusted.
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These taste down right dreamy.
Now be warned, the love spell only lasts until the last muffin is consumed! Then, the spell will be broken and your magic carriage will turn into a pumpkin.
But you know what they say, when life gives you pumpkin make scuffins.
Have you ever wooed someone with your cooking or baking? Do you have any signature dishes that make ‘em weak in the knees?
I make these soft ginger cookies that everyone seems to think are amazing. Funny thing is, I got the recipe in a grocery store flyer haha :)
Must say you did a beautiful job w/ these pics!!!
I have a great toffee brownie recipe, and one of my employees used to say he made them when I’d bring some in to work… ;)
These look FABULOUS.
what an adorable story! while i share your tripping over invisible objects affliction, i’ve yet to catch the baking bug. maybe muffins would inspire my love of 5+ years to finally take the next step. haha. ;)
I think you could even lure me in with these muffins – they look and sound amazing!! :)
Pecans AND sunflower seed butter!? My dream in muffin form! I better start baking muffins if I wanna find a soulmate :)
It definitely was not my baking OR cooking that gained me my soulmate.
I think it was more my taste in stupid movies and my agreement to allow him to join upteen number of fantasy football/baseball/basketball teams that got me into his heart :)
These look amazing. I need some good muffin recipes to learn from, so I’ll have to file this one away. Thanks for sharing a recipe that seems to be close to your heart. :)
I think I am in love just looking at these pictures! Baking is such a wonderful expression of love.
I love to make waffles because honestly, what man can resist waffles? Served with blueberries and apple sauce is my favorite (and my bf’s too).
Though now that I am trying to slim down, I need to find a better recipe; maybe one that uses a different flour other than white.
I think it was my cooking (and some baking) that pulled my husband in!
What a great spin on muffins. I am so use to seeing the plain old blueberry or chocolate chip that these are such a nice change! :)
Um delicious! All that fruit and the nut butter!? Yes please! Sadly my boyfriend isn’t so big on sweets…but my Sunday morning breakfasts always win him over…!
Last year for his birthday I gave my then-boyfriend something like 10 loaves of pumpkin bread that he could freeze and eat at will. It was a good gift because he was extremely lazy!
I’m going to make these for my own love muffin!! He loves my double chocolate peanut butter chip cake, but it’s not exactly healthy, so these sound like the perfect alternative :) Thanks for sharing!
Those muffins look SO good! I noticed banana in the recipe title but I didn’t see the banana in the ingredient list…?? I love anything banana so just curious…
I noticed that too, hehe. I LOVE bananas!
Yuummmmmm strawberry muffins! They look excellent. I don’t know if I’ve wooed anyone with my baking per se but all of my friends enjoy my love of baking! I’m a big recipe experimenter and I try out all of my creations on friends and family. My “signature” baking recipe is probably the classic chocolate chip cookie- I got the recipe from the Moosewood Restaurant New Classics cookbook and it turns out perfectly chewy cookies each time :)
Ooh those look wonderful. I made your brownies today…SOO YUMMAY! I love the texture and consistency of them. I added a handful of walnuts and even my husband LOVED them. Thank you!!!
I made my husband a batch of Joy the Bakers peanut butter bacon cookies once ( I know, I know – but boys love bacon) I’m pretty sure if we weren’t already married those cookies would have made him ask! Haha
Those muffins look so good!
What a sweet story! I make a pretty mean gluten-free peanut butter cookie, but that’s mostly because it’s only peanut butter and sugar. My favorite thing to make for my boy is pancakes!
I also snort when I laugh, and everyone thinks it is hilarious, so you are not alone.
Oh, and I forgot to add…when my husband and I were dating in college, he always told me how much he loved my vegetarian chili. He was a big meat and potatoes guy so I always felt so good knowing he loved my meatless chili. It wasn’t until we were married about 10 years that he told me he didn’t really like it as much as he let on! Oh well, I still make it and he still eats it! :)
Sarcastic teasing, ability to trip over imaginary things, and constantly baking? I thought you were talking about me for a minute, lol. I’ve been wooing my boyfriend with food and baked goods for 4 years. It seems to be working so far!
Yum those muffins look awesome. I may just be blind, but I don’t see any banana in the ingredients?
I definitely wooed my boyfriend (and his entire family) with my baking. They now demand me to make dessert for whichever occasion we are celebrating..and my Christmas gifts for his family is a huge dessert platter filled with different cookies, squares, etc.
What a sweet story! I love how the strawberries just POP out of those muffins — so beautiful!
Jason was definitely wooed by my baking — dairy free blueberry muffins were his favorite (still are…). But you know what really wooed him? I would pack him containers of veggies for his lunch. When we started dating he could go days or weeks without a veggie — until he met me :) I would pack him cut up veggies and all of his coworkers were super jealous :)
Yum, these look AMAZING. Question: could they be made with all spelt flour (instead of the white flour)? Or, do you have another suggestion for a white-flour alternative?
Thanks!
Muffins look gorgeous and delicious, too! My mom and I are all about the Christmas cookies and I think the molasses ones are the ones that keep people coming back for more :)
I love the way couples get started and their special little “things”. Those muffins look like something I would love too.
These look delicious and I am definitely making these in the near future!
I was wondering where the banana was, though..?
and can I use white flour instead of spelt? and regular baking powder?
Meaning, will it taste the same? haha
Thanks!
Hello!
Would you ever consider giving a little camera “tutorial” or picture taking advice post?? Just wondering!!! BE-UTIFUL pictures as always.
I second that request!
Those love muffins look awesome!
One of my signature dish is definitely tiramisu, I get lots of requests for that one!
HAHAHAHAHAHA…I can say with complete certainty that nobody could ever be wooed by my cooking or baking. I may have to give the love muffins a try though …
I love making muffins — I’ve whipped up a few different kinds this summer but am excited even more when the weather gets cold and they become a fantastic snack along with tea.
I was a WOW widow for a while too.
…my husband has since moved on to Starcraft 2
Looks delicious!! I love making/baking muffins, there are many muffin recipes on my blog as I also bake muffins every week for my hubby to have for breakfast and late night snacks. I started this after getting married, but it also worked, he got hooked and the muffins are truly a daily treat for him (always made from scratch and as healthy as possible!) – and we have been married for almost 11 years!
Your muffins look truly good Angela, I will definitely try them this week. Only thing is that I only see bananas in the tittle, not in the ingredient list or directions…?!?!
Love your blog and recipes!
Ana
I definitely wooed my man with my cooking and baking; I’m lucky enough that he says everything I make is his favorite, but I know he has a soft spot for my blueberry almond cookies.
I LOVE muffins and these looks amazing! I will have to try these for SURE! :) MMMMM.
Such a sweet story.
Hunni finally got the guts to ask me out (after professing he would never date me) the week I made from scratch chocolate chip cookies and shared a few with him. :-)
Hmm, maybe I should make these for my boyfriend?? :) We have been dating for almost 6 years…
I am responsible for bringing a snack to the office on Friday! I am going to make these for sure! What a great recipe! Yum yum! It has everything I love: strawberries, nut butter, chia seeds, almond milk.
haha, i love this post! so cute yet so funny.
What a great recipe :) thanks for sharing it!!
The hubby is more about my cooking than baking – he’ll eat anything!!
Wow, this might be the next recipe I whip up. On a side note, I made a gigantic frosty glo-cake on Sunday to eat post-workout. I absolutely love your recipes!
Just made your breakfast cobbler – delicious! I was also looking at your recipes for something to whip up for dinner tonight – noticed that you alphabetized them! So convenient. Thanks! :)
Those muffins do look dreamy!
My husband gets weak in the knees for my cheesecakes!
Yowza!! Fabulous photos love!! I think I’ve wooed friends + coworkers but Chris isn’t really a sweets guy. :) He does like cheesecake + things with pnut butter + chocolate though!
Hi! I’ve been LOVING your website for the past 5 days…..one of my high school friends thought I would like it so sent me the link the other day….and sure enough….I’m now addicted! My husband teases me because every time I’m on the computer now he knows what I am looking at. HOWEVER, he wasn’t teasing me as he was chomping on the Ultra Fudgey Brownies you posted the other day! I made them tonight and they were great! These muffins look wonderful too and it’s such a great story to go along with it! Thanks for the inspiration, and I look forward to many more great things on here! :)
These look delicious! I’ve been making a sugar free, gluten free, high fiber, low fat microwave muffin recipe for a while now (at this point can I really call it a muffin anymore or is it just tasty bread?) and these certainly make me want to toss back in some sugar and bake muffins in the oven again! Yum!
My husband will do about anything for Sil Pancho, a traditional Bolivian dish I learned how to make from a friend’s mom.
So cute :-) Where’s the banana in therecipe?
Haha! I must have posted at the same time because that’s exactly what I was wondering! I thought I was going crazy for a minute!!!
Okay, this is random….but I was just reading the recipe over again for the muffins…and I don’t see “banana” as an ingredient! I know it is listed in the name of the muffin, so just wondering if you didn’t use banana in it, or just forgot to list it as an ingredient??!!! haha!!!
Those muffins look awesome! My boyfriend is a fan of my cooking. He does prefer when I make desserts ;).
For a party, I always make mojitos; I make a pitcher version and they’re a crowd pleaser! A delicious creamy spinach dip and chocolate-dipped pretzels are also perfect!
And for a dinner, my gingered-carrot soup never failed me!